Hume City Lady Broncos’ Colleen Plantea can finish the perfect season with the state championship’s Most Valuable Player award at the Big V awards night on September 20.
Plantea is in the running for three awards after winning MVP in the Broncos’ grand final success last month and taking out the league’s leading scorer award.
She has also been nominated for the all-star centre award and defensive player awards.
Plantea’s coach, Warren Taylor, who has been nominated for coach of the year in the women’s state championship, told Star Weekly in July that he thought Plantea was the best player in the competition and deserved the MVP award.
Meanwhile, Lady Broncos teammates Vivien Saad and Sarah Wright have received nominations for the all-star forward and youth player of the year awards respectively.
Craigieburn’s Tenille Cann is in the running for the top award in women’s division 1.
She has been nominated for the MVP award and all-star guard award.
Whittlesea’s Darcey Saunders has been nominated for the division 1 all-star forward award, while Kellie Down has been nominated for the defensive player of the year.
The Eagles’ Tahlia Prestia is up for the best defensive player in women’s youth league.
In men’s state championship, Broncos’ Jamal Brown received a nomination for the all-star centre award.
In youth league 2, the Eagles’ Dominic Bruno is among the contenders for the MVP.
He has also been nominated for rookie of the year and all-star guard award, while coach John Dorge is in the running for coach of the year.
